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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Clements Chenoweth

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

West Union, Illinois

Honored By

Chenoweth Family Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A CIVIL ENGINEER WITH THE 2ND PHILIPPINE ARMY CORPS. CAPTURED ON APRIL 9, 1942 AND ENDURED THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH AND INTERNMENT IN A JAPANESE PRISON CAMP FROM APRIL 1942 TO OCTOBER 1944. ESCAPED A JAPANESE PRISON SHIP WHEN IT WAS TORPEDOED WHILE TRANSFERRING PRISONERS. SUFFERED, AMONG OTHER INJURIES, A BROKEN BACK IN THE ESCAPE. HOSPITALIZED IN AUSTRALIA AND LATER U.S.